Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 5PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.3
NNE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
Period(s) (?)5513666667777778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)413332327516419718122932134036239454772483810741137127613361279125514071729
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
1.72
12:48AM
1.72
1:14PM
1.71
1:48AM
1.68
2:06PM
1.68
2:50AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
0.10
6:54AM
0.22
7:19PM
0.14
7:52AM
0.29
8:15PM
0.19
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:22-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:20-------7:19----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-------1---132234565371213
Temp. °C161818171718171618191918171818181817181817171717
Feels °C (?)151616161516151415161615131414141412141312121313
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